The Great American Cowboy

1973 film by Kieth Merrill
Movie film Q7737636
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The Great American Cowboy

Summary

The Great American Cowboy is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (101 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Great American Cowboy received the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film[3].
  • The Great American Cowboy's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • The Great American Cowboy was directed by Kieth Merrill[5].
  • Douglas Kent Hall wrote the screenplay for The Great American Cowboy[6].
  • The Great American Cowboy's composer is recorded as Harold Farberman[7].
  • The Great American Cowboy's genre is documentary film[8].
  • A cast member of The Great American Cowboy was Joel McCrea[9].
  • The Great American Cowboy was produced by Kieth Merrill[10].
  • The Great American Cowboy's director of photography is recorded as Reed Smoot[11].
  • The original language of The Great American Cowboy was English[12].
  • The Great American Cowboy's color is recorded as color[13].
  • The Great American Cowboy's country of origin is recorded as United States[14].
  • The Great American Cowboy was published on January 1, 1973[15].
  • The Great American Cowboy's film editor is recorded as Kieth Merrill[16].
  • The Great American Cowboy's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Great American Cowboy'}[17].
  • The Great American Cowboy's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+89'}[18].

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Authorship and Creation

The Great American Cowboy was produced by Kieth Merrill[10]. It was directed by Kieth Merrill[5]. Douglas Kent Hall wrote the screenplay for it[6]. A cast member of it was Joel McCrea[9].

Publication

The Great American Cowboy was released on January 1, 1973[15]. The original language of it was English[12]. Its genre is documentary film[8].

Reception

The Great American Cowboy received the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film[3].

Why It Matters

The Great American Cowboy ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (101 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19]

FAQs

What awards did The Great American Cowboy receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . nytimes.com. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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    Producer Kieth Merrill
    Publication date +1973-01-01T00:00:00Z
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